The Hitachi Data Systems Sales Qualification credential is intended for all Hitachi Data Systems partners and personnel who sell products, services, and technology from Hitachi Data Systems.
Audience: Salesperson, Pre sales support.
Test duration: 45 minutes (average) with a two hour maximum time frame to complete
Cost: US$50 or (equivalent in local currency).
The exam is available through Prometric Internet-based testing tool. This exam is a non-proctored, open book exam.
| Exam Topic: Enterprise hardware |
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| Given a scenario, describe the features, functions, and benefits for the Hitachi Data Systems enterprise product line. |
| Given a scenario, describe the features, functions, and benefits for the Hitachi Data Systems entry level enterprise product line. |
| Exam Topic: Modular hardware |
| Given a scenario, describe the features, functions, and benefits for the Hitachi Data Systems modular product line. |
| Exam Topic: File Services and Content Management |
| Given a scenario, describe Hitachi Data Systems HNAS features and benefits. |
| Given a business scenario, describe the benefits that Hitachi Content Platform and Hitachi Data Ingestor provide. |
| Describe the benefits of Hitachi Data Discovery Suite. |
| Exam Topic: Storage Virtualization |
| Describe the benefits of using storage virtualization. |
| Describe the benefits of using Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning (HDP)/Hitachi Dynamic Tiering (HDT). |
| Exam Topic: Compute Solutions |
| Describe the features, functions, and benefits of the Unified Compute Platforms. |
| Describe the features, functions, and benefits of the Hitachi Compute Blades. |
| Exam Topic: Business Continuity |
| Describe the features for the InSystem Replication Suite (e.g., Shadow Image and Thin Image and Hitachi Application Protector (HAPRO)). |
| Given a scenario, describe Remote Replication and disaster recovery solutions (e.g., TrueCopy Synchronous, TrueCopy Extended Distance, Hitachi Dynamic Replicator (HDR), and Hitachi Universal Replication). |
| Given a business scenario, describe the features of Hitachi's backup solutions (e.g., Hitachi Data Protection Suite (HDPS), Virtual Tape Library (VTL)). |
| Exam Topic: Integration of Storage and Server Virtualization |
| Given a business scenario, describe the integration benefits of Hitachi storage in a virtualized server environment. |
| Exam Topic: Storage Management |
| Given a business scenario, describe the reporting and provisioning for Hitachi Command Suite. |
| Given a business scenario, describe the analytics for Hitachi Command Suite. |
| Given a business scenario, describe how Hitachi Command Suite optimizes data mobility for tiered storage. |
| Given a business scenario, describe how Hitachi Command Suite improves management for data replication. |
| Given a business scenario, describe how Hitachi Command Suite provides unified management for file systems. |
| Exam Topic: Storage Economics |
| Given a business scenario, describe how a customer can manage their environment more cost effectively. |
| Exam Topic: Cloud Strategy - Big Data |
| Describe the Hitachi Data Systems cloud strategy and value proposition. |
| Exam Topic: Licensing |
| Describe the licensing structures for the Virtual Storage Platform (VSP). |
| Describe licensing for the Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS). |
| Describe licensing for the Hitachi Unified Storage VM (HUS VM). |
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